Hi everyone, I wanted to share a solar-powered boat that I'm working on. The goal is to make the first ocean crossing of an unmanned, solar-powered boat.
See my website at www.seacharger.com and let me know what you think!
Hi everyone, I wanted to share a solar-powered boat that I'm working on. The goal is to make the first ocean crossing of an unmanned, solar-powered boat.
See my website at www.seacharger.com and let me know what you think!
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Just wanted to invite you all to see the latest progress on Seacharger. It's back in the water with new batteries, Renogy solar panels, custom waterproof electrical connectors, and some other good stuff:
http://www.seacharger.com/build-blog
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Its looking great Damon - keep the updates coming!
Thanks, Grant.
Fantastic project Damon. Congratulations!
I'd like to support your work as well. Would you accept an Erle-Brain?.
Hi Victor,
Thank you for your offer! Let us take a little more time to look into it (we've mainly been focusing on the propulsion system lately). It looks like a great product.
Damon
Hi Victor,
could you list 29 sensors on board of your excellent Erle-Brain,
by model type, technical specification, data format, clock
What data can be live accessed via WiFi or 3G modem, if installed ?
I plan to build wireless sensor probe, since number of sensors coming with tablets on board is limited to just few.
I am interested to get live data feed from gyroscope, accelerometer, uTesla sensor, magnetometer ... GPS (geolocated)
Let me know your opinion and suggestions.
Congratulations on success of your excellent Erle-Brain.
darius
manta103g@gmail.com
Hi Darius,
Thanks for your words. Tech specs about Erle-Brain are listed on the product page including the sensors. It's a full featured Linux computer thereby you can easily connect WiFi or 3G dongles as desired. Traditional GPS modules are also supported through the 2 UART ports and you can connect many more sensors using the I/O functions available.
Feel free to contact us if you've got any further questions.
Regards,
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Description: The MPU-6000 is a serious little piece of motion processing tech! By combining a MEMS 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer on the same silicon die together with an onboard Digital Motion Processor™ (DMP™) from your webpage:
(C&P)
... 3 accelerometers, 3 gyroscopes and 1 temperature sensor
MPU9250: 3 accelerometers , 3 magnetometers, 3 gyroscopes and 1 temperature sensor
LSM9DS0: 3 accelerometers , 3 magnetometers, 3 gyroscopes and 1 temperature sensor
MS5611-01BA: 1 digital pressure sensor (barometer) and 1 temperature sensor
Why did you install 3 x 3-axis accelerometers, 3 x magnetometers and 3 x 3-axis gyroscopes ?
Floating Sensor Network Project
like your project and can support it
As NG expert on renewable energy and climate change (UNFCCC) I can get all the necessary data from NOAA and NASA to calculate energy required to defeat the energy of ocean currents for any given geolocation.
That way I can calculate energy balance to make this project success.
In the past I have joined a numer of alike solar energy-based global projects ( Solar Impulse, Iceberg Project (towing icebergs from the South Pole to Africa to acquire fresh water., powered by the solar panels (PV) system put on top of the iceberg).
So this project is more attracted to physics of fluids, oceanography, study of the ocean currents, study of insolation level, weather reports, jet stream analysis than floating the real boat.
You are free to join my Global Solar Consortium ( tens of renewable energy harvesting r&d projects).
I can offer you world's best solar cells / solar panels ( semi-flexible, highest efficiency).
More data on sea currents I can get tracking the free-floating GPS-enabled probes
(Free Floating GPS Sensors Network )
Since insolation levels for any given geolocation are known to me, I am afraid we should trace Mini-Max route (maximum solar energy received, minimum energy lost).
Ok, it's enough for today.
darius
manta103g@gmail.com
Nice! We worked on a similar project a while ago but haven't had a chance to finish. I like how much solar panel you have. That's great.
http://hackaday.io/project/1677-SolarSurfer
-Rusty
Hi Rusty,
I've looked at your website before, as well as Blue Robotics. Great stuff! Are you still working on SolarSurfer or has life gotten in the way too much? I assume trying to get the thrusters shipped has been consuming your time. Anyway, good luck with all.
Damon